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RE100 Urges EU Energy Policy Revamp to Boost Renewables
The EU's energy policy needs to deliver a series of "transformational changes" if the bloc is to help businesses meet their clean electricity goals.
That is the conclusion of a new report from...
UN Environment Finance Initiative’s Global Roundtable Kicks off in Dubai
H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative’s 14th Global Roundtable event, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, represented by the...
The key challenge for Serbia is to move toward low carbon economy
The author of the text: Miroslav Tadić, UNDP
Based on the state of environmental infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia and the extrapolation of the situation in the countries that have recently become...
Cities Are at the Frontline of the Energy Transition
Cities dominate energy demand, and by extension are responsible for a significant share of carbon emissions. In 2013, the world’s urban areas accounted for about 64% of global primary energy use and...
New Solar-Powered Massachusetts College Center Is as Green as a Building Can Be
Hampshire College's new R.W. Kern Center is about as sustainable as a building can be. The 17,000-square-foot center, designed by Bruner/Cott & Associates, is designed "to be entirely self-sustaining and meet the...
Norway and UN Environment Sign New Agreement for Enhanced Cooperation
UN Environment and the Norwegian Government signed a framework agreement for development cooperation yesterday that lays new ground for future collaboration in development and environmental sustainability.
UN Environment and the Norwegian Government signed...
From Swords to Solar, a German Town Takes Control of its Energy
The German town of Saerbeck is a swords to solar panels story. Above this former German military ammunition camp, perched atop a metal stem like an oversized stalk of wheat, giant blades...
Solar Power Boosts Food Production & Fights Poverty
We all know that solar power offers myriad health and environmental benefits over traditional energy sources — including reduced emissions and improved air quality — but the social benefits it offers are...
Good environmental governance is central to sustainable development and competitive economies, say participants at meeting in Vienna
Good environmental governance and sustainable development - central elements of the economic and environmental dimension of the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security - are the focus of the two-day 1st Preparatory Meeting...
